This "official" thread nonsense is killing the forum, others must think the same because it is dead in here compared to how it used to be...I have been posted here over 10 years.

A prime example being, I just saw a thread title "Silverstone weather" which I opened as I was genuinely interested but it had been closed after one post with the Mod stating there are plenty of Silverstone threads this is being locked. Why does every post have to be in an official thread. It makes browsing the forum a much poorer experience. I wanted to speak specifically about Silverstone weather not go through a Silverstone thread with people talking about many things and my posts getting buried pages back.

No news catches your eyes because its locked away 2 pages back in an official thread somewhere. Thread locking and directing everything to official threads is killing the experience here and making it harder to spot genuine breaking or latest news.

This "official" thread nonsense is killing the forum, others must think the same because it is dead in here compared to how it used to be...I have been posted here over 10 years.

A prime example being, I just saw a thread title "Silverstone weather" which I opened as I was genuinely interested but it had been closed after one post with the Mod stating there are plenty of Silverstone threads this is being locked.

I don't think there's an issue with that as long as they also post a link directing you to said thread.

_________________"Clark came through at the end of the first lap so far ahead that we in the pits were convinced that the rest of the field must have been wiped out in an accident."-Eddie Dennis, describing the dominance of Jim Clark in the Lotus 49 at Spa 1967